Kelly Named USL Player of the Week

By USLSoccer.com Staff, 05/23/17, 4:55PM EDT

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Earns second honor in three weeks after hat trick against Seattle

Photo courtesy David Calvert / Reno 1868 FC

TAMPA, Fla. – Reno 1868 FC forward Dane Kelly has been voted the USL Player of the Week for Week 9 of the 2017 season. Kelly claimed his second weekly honor in three weeks as he became the first player in USL history to notch hat tricks in back-to-back games, with the Jamaican scoring three times in Reno’s first home win in club history, a 6-0 victory against Seattle Sounders FC 2 on Saturday night.

Kelly received 64 percent of the poll conducted by a national panel of independent media representing every USL market. Real Monarchs SLC’s Daniel Haber finished second with 24 percent of the vote.

GK – Charlie Lyon, Orange County SC: Lyon recorded eight saves, including a penalty stop, as a 10-man Orange County fell 1-0 to OKC Energy FC on Saturday night.

D – Greg Cochrane, San Antonio FC: Cochrane helped limit Phoenix Rising FC to one shot on goal with a lockdown performance down the left side of SAFC’s defense.

M – Michael Salazar, Ottawa Fury FC: Salazar had the game-tying goal, and also had an assist and created two other chances, as Ottawa rallied to a 4-3 win against the New York Red Bulls II.

M – Sebastian Velasquez, Real Monarchs SLC: Velasquez earned a second consecutive berth on the Team of the Week with a pair of goals in a 5-2 win against Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC.

M – Dante Marini, Charleston Battery: Marini had an immediate impact for the 10-man Battery after coming on as a substitute, playing a role in both goals in a 2-2 draw with the Harrisburg City Islanders.

F – Danni König, FC Cincinnati: König scored his first two goals for FCC to lead the side to a 2-1 victory against Bethlehem Steel FC in front of 18,441 fans at Nippert Stadium.

F – Dane Kelly, Reno 1868 FC: Kelly recorded his second consecutive hat trick – the first player in USL history to achieve the feat – in a 6-0 victory against Seattle Sounders FC 2.